Adipose-derived stem cells promote tumor initiation and accelerate tumor growth by interleukin-6 production

Hong Jian Wei, Rong Zeng, Jui Hua Lu, Wen-FuThomas Lai, Wei Hong Chen, Hen Yu Liu, Ya Ting Chang, Win Ping Deng

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Abstract

Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are multipotent cells that have attracted much recent attention. Here, we show that ADSCs enhance sphere formation and in vivo tumor initiation of breast and colon cancer cells. In co-culture, ADSCs induced several stem cell markers in cancer cells. ADSCs also accelerated tumor growth. Interaction of ADSCs and cancer cells stimulated secretion of interlukin-6 in ADSCs, which in turn acted in a paracrine manner on cancer cells to enhance their malignant properties. Interleukin-6 regulated stem cell-related genes and activated JAK2/STAT3 in cancer cells. We suggest that ADSCs may enhance tumor initiation and promotion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7713-7726
Number of pages14
JournalOncotarget
Volume6
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Adipose-derived stem cells
  • Breast cancer
  • Cancer stem cell
  • Colon cancer
  • Tumor initiation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology

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